Beauty in a Tiny Package! :)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:38:12 +0000

Janet Brien has posted:

Here's a side view of the little pink flower so you can see how deep the blossom is!

Dainty Beauty (1 pic below)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:38:21 +0000

Janet Brien has posted:

This beauty is only about 1/8" in diameter, though the depth of this flower is nearly 1/2". (below is a side view)

Slender Phlox: The 31st Flower of Spring!

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:13:57 +0000

Janet Brien has posted:

[best appreciated at full size against black]

Another wonderful find from my flower hunt the other day, this tiny beauty is a truly miniscule flower. It is perhaps the smallest flower I have photographed, with a diameter of about 1/16"!! This is the kind of flower I adore taking pictures of because so few people can even see them. They are the flowers I loved most as a child, carefully picking an itty-bitty, miniature bouquet that was the right scale for my Barbie dolls! :D

Slender Phlox is so small that its scientific name is "Microsteris"! This annual herb is found all over the western United States down to Mexico and parts of South America, and blooms from March through August.

If you would like more information about this wonderful plant, Wiki has a great source here: Wiki: Slender Phlox

This image was taken in April, 2012.

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Beauty in a Tiny Package! :)

Dainty Beauty (1 pic below)

Slender Phlox: The 31st Flower of Spring!